Introductory
SPECIES: Heteromeles arbutifolia | Toyon 



ABBREVIATION : 
HETARB

SYNONYMS : 
   Photinia arbutifolia


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   HEAR5
   HEARA2
   HEARC2
   HEARM


COMMON NAMES : 
   toyon
   Christmasberry
   California holly


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of toyon is Heteromeles
arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Romer. (Rosaceae) [27].  Heteromeles is a
montypic genus [35,45].  Three varieties are recognized based
on differences in fruit size and color [27]:

H. a. var. arbutifolia
H. a. var. cerina (Jepson) E. Murr.
H. a. var. macrocarpa (Munz) Munz


LIFE FORM : 
Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
N. McMurray, February 1990


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
McMurray, Nancy E. 1990. Heteromeles arbutifolia. In: Remainder of Citation

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